Happy Mother’s Day. Enjoy some tulips

For all the mothers of the world, today I present the pretty tulips I recently discovered popping up at my workplace. The grounds at the Liverpool Public Library always look lovely. The gardens are well-tended daily by our smart and diligent custodial staff, planted on special occasions by Tim Ballantyne and his workers from Ballantyne…

Going, going, gone

My dear wife Karen and I aren’t the only one taking rather recent notice of this cool Liverpool neighborhood of Galeville. With just a little more than a half-year in since our move from the Syracuse city neighborhood of Eastwood, we noticed two houses a couple blocks away from A Bitty Better going up for…

Welcome back, Margaritaville

My affinity for Jimmy Buffett’s line of comfortable shoes goes back many years now. Two pair caught my eye in the spring lineup at Off Broadway in the Syracuse mega shopping, dining and entertainment complex Destiny USA this April. And they were part of the BOGOHO deal. I could not resist Buy One Get One…

Better off red

I have to hand it to the owners of this yard. As Ellie B aka Dogamous Pyle and I circled A Bitty Better in the Liverpool neighborhood of Galeville after my May workday, this circle of red caught our eyes and caused us to linger. Nice.

Don’t be so nervous, Ellie B

Sometimes I wonder what’s going through the head of Ellie B aka Dogamous Pyle. Like when she looks like this on the couch in the living room of A Bitty Better in the Liverpool neighborhood of Galeville. Relaxed, much?

Looking good at The (former) Little Bitty

Michelle needed a refresher on getting the split duct air conditioner ready in the Syracuse city neighborhood of Eastwood. We were taking Ellie B aka Dogamous Pyle over to her vet’s at Shop City. It seemed like a good day to go check out The (former) Little Bitty for the first time since we moved…

A warm welcome to the Salt City Grille

My colleague and friend at the library, Sara, pulled me aside in the big room and said that I just had to take my dear wife Karen to dinner at the Salt City Grille. She talked highly of the food, ambiance and service. Good call. We both liked what we used to get when the…

So very unique. And odd

Our new neighbors in the blocks surrounding A Bitty Better in the Liverpool neighborhood of Galeville continue to amaze Ellie B aka Dogamous Pyle and I as we take our post-work walks. My cherished rescue mutt allowed me to stop and take my iPhone 6 out of my pocket for this eccentric sight. Bunnies abound.…

The glorious harmonies of Crystal Visions

Donna Colton said it might be fun if my dear wife Karen came out to The Ridge to see and hear Crystal Visions. Good idea that was, my humble friend with the awesome singing voice. Colton teams with fellow Central New York vocalists Maureen Henesey and Joanna Jewett, they’re backed by Kris Heels, John Kelsey,…